Beam Steering Control System for a Cylindrical Array.

Abstract

A control method for automatically steering the beam of a partial cylindrical array radar antenna is described. The beam is randomly positioned by controlling 3-bit diode phase shifters of the Microwave Integrated Circuit (MIC) type, through the application of a small digital computer. The application of thick-film microcircuit techniques to produce the phasor driver and test circuit in a common package is described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1970
Accession Number
AD0879673

Entities

People

  • S. A. O'daniel

Organizations

  • Navy Electronics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beam Steering
  • Circuits
  • Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Computers
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Radar
  • Radar Antennas
  • Steering
  • Thick Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics